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if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventually be placed in the side_bar
      var side_bar_html = "";
    
      // arrays to hold copies of the markers and html used by the side_bar
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
      var i = 0;


      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the side_bar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = html;
        // add a line to the side_bar html
        side_bar_html += '<li><a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a></li>';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }


      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
      function myclick(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(htmls[i]);
      }


      // create the map
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng( -36.845334,174.764858), 15);

      var side_bar_html = "";
      
      // === Define the function thats going to process the text file ===
      process_it = function(doc) {
        // === split the document into lines ===
        lines = doc.split("\n");
        for (var i=0; i<lines.length; i++) {
          if (lines[i].length > 1) {
            // === split each line into parts separated by "|" and use the contents ===
            parts = lines[i].split("|");
            var lat = parseFloat(parts[0]);
            var lng = parseFloat(parts[1]);
            var html = parts[2];
            var label = parts[3];
            var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
            // create the marker
            var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
            map.addOverlay(marker);
          }
        }
        // put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
        document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html;
      }          
          
      GDownloadUrl("/scripts/example1.txt", process_it);
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }
    // This Javascript is based on code provided by the
    // Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team
    // http://www.commchurch.freeserve.co.uk/   
    // http://econym.googlepages.com/index.htm

    //]]>